Tree path 10 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Classical Attack › Marshall Variation › Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Classical Attack C42
- Marshall Variation C42
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Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C42.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 16 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6.
It is a variation of Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation, Chinese Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C42
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 16
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
143,164 games · White 50.3% / Draw 7.6% / Black 42.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 78,140 | |
| cxd5 | 21,977 | |
| Re1 | 20,876 | |
| Qc2 | 9,658 | |
| c5 | 5,234 | |
| h3 | 2,631 | |
| Nbd2 | 1,964 | |
| Qb3 | 1,723 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:10:38
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